lewm
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| Melos MA220 tube phono stage I have never seen a Melos preamp. I am not sure what you've got. Is it a phono-only stage or a full-function preamp, which would have a built in linestage section? The way to know that is to look at the rear of the unit. Do you see multiple pairs ... | |
| TT-101 turntables…or any DD decks Fortunately for me (i) I was careful to pay only the value of the 7045 tonearm and plinth, when I bought the QL10 ensemble. So if I never fix the TT101, I am out only the cost of the service, and (ii) I have a Denon DP80, Kenwood L07D, and Technic... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine In agreement with Dover: Not only would one have to adjust the controller for each LP, but one would also have to leap out of one's seat to adjust the controller during highly modulated groove passages and then again when the music has smoothed ou... | |
| TT-101 turntables…or any DD decks I am kind of regretting sending off my TT101, because I feel like I could have figured it out. And Bill would have been glad to help. He still does not even know that I've had problems since its second visit to his shop. He didn't even charge me t... | |
| TT-101 turntables…or any DD decks I was afraid someone would ask. I described this once before.Here is what it does, in my house. (It did not do this in Bill Thalmann's shop, last time I picked it up there; it worked perfectly.) When you start it up at either 33 or 45, it gets up ... | |
| Linear tracking tonearms..... Another design point in favor of the Trans-fi. (Once again I hasten to add that I have not auditioned any LT in my system.)Hiho, I did Google the TT2. To the uninitiated (i.e., me) it could still be confused as a modification on the Souther, but I... | |
| TT-101 turntables…or any DD decks Aigenga, I have some of that Redline Racing oil. It was recommended by Howard G Stern for use in the Kenwood L07D bearing. (Howard is the L07D guru and keeper of the L07D website, not the radio jerk.) Thanks to all for your suggestions. At the mom... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine Don, While I agree with others that correct instantaneous speed is an important measure of tt performance, it is certainly not the only thing to consider. Different tt's sound different, and it isn't always only due to differences in speed constan... | |
| Linear tracking tonearms..... Corby, I am interested in your comment that the TT2 needed a cartridge with a very low compliance. Unless the TT2 is a complete re-design by Clearaudio, my mental image of it is as an update of the old Souther design, which used the shortest possi... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine Nothing to say except it was bang on accurate, with the laser beam hitting a wall 8 feet away. I did not try a wide variety of music, and I did not persevere for very long once I felt the point was made. Perhaps in 10 minutes of observation there ... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine I verbally reported some results I got with my SP10 Mk3, using a Timeline borrowed from my neighbor up the street. (Yes, there are two audio nut jobs living on ONE short block in Bethesda, MD, USA. What are the odds of that?) He was using the Time... | |
| Linear tracking tonearms..... From what I know of them, I would take the Trans-fi Terminator Pro vs the Clearaudio, any day. The engineering appears to be superior. However, I've never heard either, so take my opinion with a large dose of salt. However, for sure the Trans-fi i... | |
| Rega Planar P25 - my specific configuration? Ask Rega. | |
| TT-101 turntables…or any DD decks Dear Dickson, Thanks for all the suggestions, but as I wrote earlier, the bearing was never messed with, nor was the motor per se ever removed from the main chassis (at least not by me or Bill Thalmann), and I did check to see if there was visible... | |
| FR64S tonearm overhaul If it's in excellent condition externally, it's unlikely that any significant degradation of the internal wiring has occurred, and if it did, you will soon know it, because the circuit would short itself out if bare wires are touching each other o... |